he resources listed on this page discuss and
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accountants, and mental health care providers. All are subject to copyright, but you may use them freely for scholarly or education purposes.

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Attempting to avoid an adversary court proceeding, collaborative divorce
imports the adversary relation into your own professional obligations,
committing you to serve two adverse masters at once.

Linda Roberson,"Cooperative Divorce: An Alternative," from the June, 2002,
issue of Wisconsin Woman

An alternative to collaborative divorce, presented by the past
president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers and past chair of the Family Law Council of Community Property States. More information on cooperative divorce can be found here.

Opinion 115 of the Ethics Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, relating to Collaborative and Cooperative Law.

"The Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit a lawyer from
participating in Collaborative Law so long as a contractual obligation exists
between the lawyer and the opposing party whereby the lawyer agrees to terminate
the representation of the client."

"Patty, Your New Client
," Discussion Problem from Mental Health Care and the Law, seminar
at UW-La Crosse, October 12, 2001. This problem is based in part on the facts alleged in Sawyer v. Midelfort, 227 Wis.2d 124, 595 N.W.2d 423 (1999). After this Supreme Court decision, Gary Young successfully represented the defendant psychiatrist against her malpractice insurer, which refused to provide full coverage for damages.

After this initial interview, should you accept Patty as your client?
What do you do when her parents sue you?